Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1936

Name/Title

Year Book, City of Charleston, S.C.: 1936

Entry/Object ID

2016.011.16

Secondary Title

Year Book 1936: City of Charleston, So. Ca. City of Charleston Yearbook 1936 1936 City Yearbook

Description

Contains Mayor Burnet R. Maybank's Annual Report and reports from: Department of Finance; Department of Audit and Control; Department of Public Service; Zoning; Water Works; Department of Public Buildings; Fire Department; Police Department; Corporate Counsel; Charleston Municipal Airport; Recreation; Charities; Education; Port Development. Appendix: President Roosevelt's visits -- Third annual azalea festival -- Some Charleston wharves -- Charleston in Olden Times, the Street, Wharves and Public Buildings. Illustrations: Members of City Council who took office December 16, 1935 -- The Mayor's new office -- East Bay looking north from Broad Street -- A major step in Charleston's financial progress took place when Mayor Burnet R. Maybank signed the new Refunding Bonds -- Foot of Shaft 21, Edisto-Goose Creek Tunnel -- Shaft 22, North heading to West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company, before trimming -- The Nation's Chief Executive [Franklin D. Roosevelt], waves an affectionate farewell to Charleston from the bridge of the Indianapolis, on the eve of departure on the good-will cruise to South America -- The famous Roosevelt smile flashes as the President halts on the gangplank to say goodbye to the crowd at Union Pier -- Murray Vocational School, as seen across Murray Park -- The smoldering city dump ... [and] the modern garbage incinerator shown below -- An interesting contrast in the appearance of East Battery [two photos, 1883 and 1936] -- Ox pulling dump cart at one of the Edisto-Goose Creek Tunnel shafts -- Water Works -- Down into the solid Edisto marl this shaft reaches to connect with the 23 mile Edisto-Goose Creek tunnel -- Water Works -- Traffic Sergeant John J. Garbini and Chauffeur William M. Runey stand before one of Charleston's new police cruisers -- Two striking views of Charleston's Battery [White Point Garden] -- Past historic Fort Sumter, the formidable cruiser Indianapolis moves seaward, carrying President Roosevelt on his epoch-making voyage to South America -- The Queen of Charleston's 1936 Azalea Festival goes to Mullins to take part in that city's Tobacco Festival -- An artist's conception of Charleston in 1861, as seen from the Mount Pleasant shore -- A scene on Marshall's Wharf -- A view from the Clyde Line Docks -- A view from St. Michael's Steeple, looking east, showing schooners in the Cooper [1883] -- A view from St. Michael's Steeple, looking northeast [ca. 1933]. 196 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2016.011

Source or Donor

South Carolina Historical Society

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Credit Line

Courtesy of the South Carolina Historical Society

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Municipal government--South Carolina--Charleston--Periodicals, Charleston (S.C.) Office of the Mayor, Charleston (S.C.)--History, Charleston (S.C.)--Politics and government, Yearbooks

Book Details

Author

City of Charleston

Publisher

Walker, Evans & Cogswell

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Call No.

JS13 .C33 1936

Notes

Date: [1936 or 1937] Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Shelf

Books

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

Condition

Notes

.

General Notes

Note

Notes: Includes listing of City Government officials. Compliments of Thomas P. Stoney, Mayor. Contains previous library's markings and labels.

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Create Date

April 1, 2016

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023